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Unemployment benefits for striking workers being considered in Oregon, Washington
Read full article: Unemployment benefits for striking workers being considered in Oregon, WashingtonLawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits.

A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas
Read full article: A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast KansasChurch officials say a Catholic priest has been shot and killed in the northeastern Kansas town of Seneca.

Trump administration fires staff of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Read full article: Trump administration fires staff of Low Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramThe Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heat.

No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese imports
Read full article: No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese importsA notice to customers dazzled by the low-priced products on Chinese shopping apps: the days of getting trendy clothing, tools and gag gifts that cost less than lunch delivered to your door in 10 days are probably numbered.

What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US
Read full article: What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the USAt least seven people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest.

Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
Read full article: Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to statesA federal judge in Rhode Island says she'll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars.

Transgender student's arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first
Read full article: Transgender student's arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a firstA transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police.

Yale fires legal scholar amid review of possible ties to 'sham charity' for designated terror group
Read full article: Yale fires legal scholar amid review of possible ties to 'sham charity' for designated terror groupYale Law School has fired a scholar it says refused to appear in person to answer questions about her possible ties to organizations deemed to support terrorism.

Pence will get the Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Foundation for his actions on Jan. 6
Read full article: Pence will get the Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Foundation for his actions on Jan. 6Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election.

Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them
Read full article: Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated themPresident Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods.

When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how
Read full article: When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's howExtreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change.

K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
Read full article: K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration saysAs a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to they're following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent
Read full article: NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independentNew York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and will instead run for reelection as an independent candidate.

Trump's changes to the federal government aren't yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Trump's changes to the federal government aren't yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC pollPresident Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to the federal government haven’t emerged as an obvious political winner or loser.

Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
Read full article: Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this weekViolent storms and tornadoes have torn through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record period of deadly weather and flooding.

Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves prompt emergency in rural New Mexico
Read full article: Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves prompt emergency in rural New MexicoCommissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being killed by Mexican gray wolves, prompting them declare a state of emergency.

Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel 'green bank' grants was legal
Read full article: Federal judge questions whether EPA move to rapidly cancel 'green bank' grants was legalU.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday questioned a Department of Justice attorney over whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it terminated $20 billion in green bank grants allegedly without following the proper process.

Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport
Read full article: Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airportAir traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people.

This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Read full article: This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year floodWeather forecasts sometimes warn of storms that can unleash rains so unusual that they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods.

Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheated
Read full article: Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheatedThe conservative-backed loser of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight.

Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him
Read full article: Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned himAn iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him.

Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison
Read full article: Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prisonIn the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes.

Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family
Read full article: Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and familyPolice say the shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from medical providers.

Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
Read full article: Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice KavanaughA California man's attorneys say he'll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC
Read full article: Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DCA federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals.

Expected wild weather in US gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation -- the most severe category
Read full article: Expected wild weather in US gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation -- the most severe categoryWeather forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's win
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's winSusan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years.

Biden's top health official, Xavier Becerra, enters the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Read full article: Biden's top health official, Xavier Becerra, enters the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin NewsomFormer Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California's next governor.

Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems
Read full article: Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problemsPresident Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program.

Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government says
Read full article: Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government saysU.S. Justice Department lawyers say a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered that she be kept in Massachusetts.

Why no one is challenging Trump's executive order that keeps TikTok running
Read full article: Why no one is challenging Trump's executive order that keeps TikTok runningPresident Donald Trump’s executive orders have spurred more than 130 lawsuits, but one related to TikTok barely generates a peep.

1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and South
Read full article: 1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and SouthTornadoes and violent storms have struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off of homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air.

Legal services for unaccompanied migrant children still uncertain after judge orders reinstatement
Read full article: Legal services for unaccompanied migrant children still uncertain after judge orders reinstatementLegal aid clinics that represent migrant children alone in the U.S. say they are still in limbo a day after a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration temporarily reinstate direct legal assistance.

Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors
Read full article: Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitorsAn influential travel forecasting company says anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and rhetoric will likely cause international travel to the U.S. to fall even further than expected this year.

Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter
Read full article: Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounterA Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured iPhone footage her of golden retriever barking excitedly when a humpback swam near them over the weekend.

Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds
Read full article: Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report findsAs many as four in five immigrants at risk of deportation from the United States are Christian, according to a new report that calls on their fellow believers to consider the impact of aggressive deportation policies pursued under the Trump administration.

Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge
Read full article: Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surgeThe FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.

Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws
Read full article: Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with lawsThe Trump administration has paused some family planning grants as it investigates whether the providers are following federal laws.

Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana
Read full article: Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to LouisianaA federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana.

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
Read full article: Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trialA judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial.

Trump's 'Liberation Day' is unlikely to free businesses from uncertainty surrounding trade policy
Read full article: Trump's 'Liberation Day' is unlikely to free businesses from uncertainty surrounding trade policyPresident Donald Trump says his tariff announcements slated for Wednesday will amount to a “Liberation Day” for the United States.

Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outage
Read full article: Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outageThe Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.

An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE says
Read full article: An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE saysPresident Donald Trump's administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Read full article: Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killingU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.

Cornell student protester facing deportation leaves the US on his 'own terms' after losing faith
Read full article: Cornell student protester facing deportation leaves the US on his 'own terms' after losing faithA Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked over campus activism said he decided to leave the United States.

States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding
Read full article: States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health fundingAttorneys general and other officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $11 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs.

Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US
Read full article: Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and USPacked pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States.